“Out of all the gin joints, in all the town, in all the world, she walks into mine”. In this scene Rick Blane is talking to his piano man, Sam, about his ex lover Ilsa Lund and the emotional torment she put him through. Lund left Blane in Paris, after falling in love with him, because she found out her husband was still alive- this also was the start of Blanes cynical personality and why he was such a lone wolf. This plot line to me is the most important line of the whole movie, because it captures the deeper essence: love. Though the movie is about world war II and refugees, movement, and liminality- it is also a love story between two people who experienced it at the wrong time. It shows Blanes obvious torment over Lund, and his emotional struggle about her leaving him. The set up of this scene also does a great job of portraying the mood of Blane- the somber lighting, the drink in his hand, the close up on Blanes face. I really like how the producers and the directors set this up- the movie itself captures the somber mood of the plot. This is why I picked this scene.
(Scene below )